Chris Liao is an accomplished software engineer with extensive experience in the technology sector, currently serving as a Principal Software Engineer at Google, focusing on YouTube Ads Infrastructure. Prior roles at Google include Senior Staff Software Engineer and Principal Software Engineer for YouTube Site Infrastructure, as well as a Software Engineering Intern, where Chris contributed to Optical Character Recognition improvements. Previous experiences include a Research and Development Intern position at Sharp Labs of America, where Chris developed a novel algorithm for 3D display technology, and an internship at the Secure Online Shopping Association advising e-commerce stores on consumer protection compliance. Chris also coordinated academic and industry forums at Epoch Foundation. Chris holds a Master's and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Southern California, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from National Taiwan University and an exchange degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara.